Latest TC

[evanvine]

Latest TC 30/04/2010

24ltrs UK Food Service Apple Juice (on offer at 12p per ltr)
Yeast culture from a pint of “Old Rosie”

20ltrs put in fermenter along with OR yeast.
OG 1044
36 hrs later, after the “mad” ferment, the other 4 ltrs of AJ were added (bubble rate 2.5secs).
Left for 10 days the bubble rate came down to 3.5 mins (my yard stick rate) and the cider was transferred to the pressure keg along with Splenda, Glycerin and 5 Campden tablets (no priming sugar).
FG1004, ABV 5.4%.
A control sample was put into a 250ml PET bottle to monitor clearing.
48hrs, present time, the pressure is up to 5psi and the control is clearing well.

I’ve not used Glycerin before, 1 tsp/5ltrs, so will see in a couple of weeks if it makes any difference.

 

[chiefstoker]

EV whats UK Food Service please? 12p /lt is incredible - result!

: CS

 

[evanvine]

I've got my local landlord interested in making TC and he found it on offer at his Cash & Carry.
He bought 120ltrs!
I think it was a "sell by" issue.

 

[chiefstoker]

Oh ok cool : cs

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

I've got my local landlord interested in making TC and he found it on offer at his Cash & Carry.
He bought 120ltrs!
I think it was a "sell by" issue.

I used some out of date apple juice earlier in the year, by the time I'd used the last batch it was a year out of date, turned out fine.....
The use by date doesn't worry me unless it's chicken, pork, milk....etc!

BB

 

[chiefstoker]

My next door neighbour in an Aldi manager, best speak to him then eh :party:

 

[jonewer]

Most sell by dates are a bum covering excercise. I have used eggs that were 3 months out of date and they were fine.